It was announced on Wednesday that Florida will receive a down payment of $1.25 billion toward installing high-speed trains from Orlando to Tampa. According to a January 28 Orlando Sentinel article, the $2.56 billion project could start as early as this year and begin operations in 2015.
As proposed right now, the 160 mph train would start at Orlando International Airport and run along the BeachLine Expressway and Interstate 4, and will have stops at the Orange County Convention Center, Walt Disney World, Lakeland and Tampa. Disney has comitted to supporting the train and has offered up to 50 acres of free land for a train station.
Fares have not yet been determined but a 2002 state estimate said a one-way ticket on the train from Orlando International Airport to Tampa would be $29. People who used the train to commute would receive a reduced price.
If you currently commute on this corridor, would you be willing to give up your car to commute by train? Do you think the train will be used more by local residents or tourists?
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